Gyorko, comeback Cards keep WC quest going

ST. LOUIS — It will all come down to Game 162 for the Cardinals, who, with a 4-3, come-from-behind win over the Pirates at Busch Stadium, staved off potential Wild Card elimination on Saturday and set the stage for Adam Wainwright to possibly pitch his team into the postseason on the final day of the regular season.

Whether the Cardinals enter Sunday even with the Giants for the second National League Wild Card spot or one game behind them will be determined by the outcome of San Francisco’s game against the Dodgers later in the day. A potential one-game playoff between the Cardinals and Giants on Monday would be played in St. Louis. The Mets have already sealed their place as the host for next Wednesday’s Wild Card Game.

Jedd Gyorko delivered the game-winning hit with his two-out, eighth-inning home run. It was his third home run in as many games and sealed the first 30-homer season by a Cardinal since 2012.

The Cardinals entered the game uncertain about how they’d cobble together nine innings of coverage. They turned first to Michael Wacha, and then quickly to their bullpen after Wacha served up a three-run homer to Jung Ho Kang in the opening frame.

Manager Mike Matheny’s afternoon of reliever roulette began with Miguel Socolovich and ended with Seung Hwan Oh stranding two to collect his 19th save. Six Cardinals relievers combined to strike out 11, while allowing five …

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